Sale reports / Georgia / Calhoun / 2026-09-08

Calhoun

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Calhoun, Georgia · Tue, Sep 8
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1946
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 168▼ 120 vs year ago 265 · −45.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 30▲ 9 vs year ago 34 · +26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 46▲ 15 vs year ago 19 · +78.9%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, Replacement Cows mostly steady, Feeder Steers limited comparable sale, Feeder Heifers and Bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $314.27/cwt on 23 head, up $6.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −38.71 against this barn's trailing median of $352.98.
Average price
$314.27
▲ 6.02 vs prior sale
23 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.02
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566323.721,83214thin
Medium and Large 2548303.991,6676thin
Medium and Large 3525290.681,5263thin
One grade step is worth $33.04/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale23 hd
314.27
—
GA average13 barns · 338 hd
308.25
+6.02
This barn, trailing median29 sales
352.98
−38.71
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
454396339282median 352.9803/0305/0507/0709/0810/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $439.87, low $295.75, median $352.98 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,525171.412,6143thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,193150.231,79318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,363137.251,8702thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,092135.361,47813

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,197$2,4333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,138$2,13313
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$2,0272thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,198$2,8388

Every lot

69 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3771
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458320.47/cwt315.00–326.001,4682
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,7461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618292.69/cwt292.00–294.001,8093
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625330.06/cwt328.00–332.002,0632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,2981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,2481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1071
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205405.00/cwt405.00–405.008301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300295.00/cwt295.00–295.008851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323363.80/cwt362.50–365.001,1752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,1591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368353.96/cwt352.00–356.001,3032
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428315.84/cwt312.00–320.001,3522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468345.14/cwt330.00–351.001,6156
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471320.51/cwt316.00–324.001,5104
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520312.06/cwt310.00–316.001,6233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575305.03/cwt304.00–306.001,7542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585274.07/cwt266.00–282.001,6032
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588321.53/cwt312.00–324.001,8918
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605311.29/cwt300.00–318.001,8833
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628293.03/cwt292.00–294.001,8402
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668289.98/cwt288.00–292.001,9372
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733285.47/cwt284.00–287.002,0922
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,2641
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775276.90/cwt272.00–282.002,1462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338384.89/cwt380.00–390.001,3012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390364.94/cwt360.00–370.001,4232
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,4432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1441361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,5924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477338.77/cwt324.00–346.001,6163
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493309.98/cwt306.00–314.001,5282
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522327.30/cwt318.00–332.001,7093
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525290.68/cwt284.00–296.001,5263
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536310.47/cwt302.00–314.001,6644
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573291.02/cwt290.00–292.001,6682
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578322.75/cwt321.00–326.001,86511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614316.89/cwt304.00–326.001,9466
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638281.68/cwt280.00–285.001,7973
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,0541
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685258.87/cwt250.00–268.001,7732
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,9881
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760279.99/cwt278.00–282.002,1282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,4681
Bulls——1,535175.11/cwt170.00–178.002,6882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085143.88/cwt140.00–146.501,5613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096133.78/cwt130.00–138.001,4669
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160168.03/cwt167.00–169.001,9492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178140.16/cwt135.00–145.001,6516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209152.72/cwt150.00–158.001,84610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445144.50/cwt144.50–144.502,0881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-39001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0701,918.22/head1,775.00–2,200.001,9185
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1552,373.92/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1782,026.96/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2212,347.38/head2,225.00–2,475.002,3477
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.